Rumor : China Bans Fortnite And PUBG, Along With A Bunch OF Others
China recently decided to implement strict regulations for video games that are at present playable in its market and the outcome is that Fortnite and PUBG are allegedly in the line to get banned.
As spotted on Reddit there were 20 games that that were put under the microscope by the Chinese government's new Online Ethics Review Committee, and out of the gate 9 of them failed and were eventually banned.
Other well known games, including Riot's League of Legends and Activision Blizzard titles, such as, Overwatch, Diablo and World of Warcraft, were not banned, but rather are recommended to have "corrective action."
PUBG and H1Z1 were criticized for their use of blood and gore, but the banning of Fortnite is a mystery as there is no blood or gore in Epic Games' smash hit battle royale game.
| Game | Cause | Recommended Action |
|---|---|---|
| Arena of Valor (Tencent) | Overly revealing female characters, rewards given based on rank, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| League of Legends (Riot) | Overly revealing female characters, rewards given based on rank, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Blade & Soul (NCSOFT) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Chu Liu Xiang (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom, game missions include fraud. | Corrective action |
| Overwatch (Blizzard) | Game visuals promote incorrect values, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Diablo (Blizzard) | Inharmonious chat, game missions include fraud. | Corrective action |
| World of Warcraft (Blizzard) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Westward Journey (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| Code: Eva (Tencent) | Rewards given based on rank, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| The Legent of Mir 3 (WeMade) | Inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Swords of Legends Online (Aurogon) | Inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (Bluehole) | Blood and gore. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Fortnite (Epic) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| H1Z1 (Daybreak) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms (Red Duck) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Ring of Elysium (Tencent) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Paladins (Hi-Rez) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Free Fire Battlegrounds (Garena) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Knives Out (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Quantum Matrix (NetEase) | Blood and gore, vulgar content, inharmonious chat | Prohibited/Withdraw |
This is as yet unconfirmed since the first original is in Chinese. It was translated by a user on Reddit however as he expresses, these games are as yet playable as of now in China so maybe this would all be able to change later on.
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